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Deodhani is of Bodo origin. [1] A group performance of Deodhani generally consists of three or four women. The dance form is associated with the worship of the snake goddess Marei/Maroi. [2] A Deodhani dance is generally performed to the accompaniment of songs sung by an Ojha, a traditional chorus leader in the Darrang district of Assam. [3]
Deodhani is an ancient dance of Assam. It was the medium of worship of the ancient Shakti religion. In this dance, a dancer dances continuously to appease the goddess by eating the raw blood and flesh of animals offered to the goddess. This Deodhani dance plays an important role in the worship of Tamreswari or Kechaikhati, Manashadevi etc.
Joymoti is a 1935 Indian film widely considered to be the first Assamese film ever made. Based on Lakshminath Bezbaroa's play about the 17th-century Ahom princess Joymoti Konwari, the film was produced and directed by the noted Assamese poet, author, and film-maker Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, and starred Aideu Handique and acclaimed stage actor and playwright Phani Sarma.
It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti. Since then the Assamese cinema has developed a slow-paced, sensitive style. In the beginning the industry were called Jollywood, [3] [4] for Agarwala's Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio. [5]
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This is a list of Assamese language films produced by the film industry of Assam, India based in Guwahati and publicly released in the year 2019. Premiere shows and film festival screenings are not considered as releases for this list. [1] [2]
Kherai dances form the main ritual of Kherai. For a period of three days and nights, Kherai dances are performed to revere the holy Bathou and other deities. Doudini or Deodhani (female exorcist) is the chief dancer and all rituals are performed by her and she is guided by the Douri, the Ojha and a Githal.
Release date Title Director Cast Genre Ref. 2010: 15 January: Basundhara: Hiren Bora: Barsharani Bishaya, Saurabh Hazarika, Iftekar Ahmed, Bishnu Khargharia, Prithviraj Rabha, Mahika Sharma, Bhagawat Pritam